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Originally Posted by Zeno
Is there a proof 1 is not a prime number?, based on the axiom/definition of a prime? I don’t think so. It is just stated so*, that way there is less to get tripped up on for the whole number system.
*see Plato if you have any doubts. Plus you can’t have the house of cards known as the integers collapse into chaos.
It's a deeply important* semantic debate about the meaning of the word 'and' in the usual definition.
*It's what I call a 5 pinter (6 in american money)